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On this episode of NoSugarCoat, Pooja talks to India’s power couple of bread. Aditi Handa and Sneh Jain not only found a way to make sourdough a hit in India, but also figured out how to make the whole operation their bread and butter. Their artisan...
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NoSugarCoat with Pooja Dhingra
Maed in India · Food & Cooking · English
Indian pastry chef Pooja Dhingra on building a food business, the restaurant industry and what it really takes to make it in hospitality.
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S1 · E26 · 5 Oct 2023 · 35 min
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S1 · E25 · 7 Mar 2022 · 23 min
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S1 · E24 · 21 Jun 2021 · 39 min
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S1 · E22 · 30 May 2021 · 39 min
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S1 · E21 · 23 May 2021 · 36 min
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S1 · E20 · 16 May 2021 · 37 min
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S1 · E19 · 9 May 2021 · 49 min
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